NCLGP - Overview: Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease) Gene Panel, Varies
Follow up for abnormal biochemical or electron microscopy results suspicious for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) Establishing a molecular diagnosis for patients with NCL Identifying variations within genes known to be associated with...
STICK - Overview: Tick-Borne Antibodies, Modified 2-Tier, ELISA, Serum
Evaluation of the most common tick-borne diseases found in the United States, including Lyme disease, human monocytic and granulocytic ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis using the modified 2-tier testing algorithm approach Evaluation of patients...
FLEC - Overview: Flecainide, Serum
Optimizing flecainide dosage Assessing flecainide toxicity Monitoring compliance
SECOS - Overview: Secobarbital, Serum
Monitoring secobarbital therapy
RAT11 - Overview: Oxalate/Creatinine Ratio, Urine
Calculating the oxalate concentration per creatinine
TRSF - Overview: Transferrin, Serum
Evaluation of iron overload diseases Evaluation of iron deficiency as a cause of anemia
STER - Overview: Sterols, Plasma
Investigation of possible desmosterolosis (desmosterol reductase deficiency), cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, lathosterolosis, sitosterolemia, sterol C4 methyl oxidase deficiency, MEND (male EBP disorder with neurologic defects) syndrome,...
FMTT - Overview: Familial Variant, Targeted Testing, Varies
Diagnostic or predictive testing for specific conditions when a DNA variant of interest has been previously identified in a family member and follow-up testing for this specific variant in other family members is desired Carrier screening...
LCMS - Overview: Leukemia/Lymphoma Immunophenotyping, Flow Cytometry, Varies
Evaluating lymphocytoses of undetermined etiology Identifying B- and T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders involving blood and bone marrow Distinguishing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Immunologic...
AMBF - Overview: Amylase, Body Fluid
Evaluation of patients with a pathological accumulation of fluid to determine whether pancreatic inflammation, pancreatic fistula, or esophageal rupture may be contributing Aiding in the diagnosis of pancreatitis
Mayo Clinic Ranked No. 1 Hospital Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report - Insights
Report’s 29th annual "Best Hospitals Honor Roll" published online on August 14. Mayo Clinic also ranked No. 1 in more specialties than any other hospital in the country....
NELL-1 [Test in Focus] - Insights
D., discusses how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new immunohistochemistry test for the detection of NELL-1 antigen, a biomarker for membranous nephropathy found in 10% to 15% of patients, provides diagnostic...
Looking Back on Clinical Chemistry 1 - Insights
in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, takes a look back on her Clinical Chemistry 1 course....
Detection of (1→3)-𝝱-D-glucan as a Marker of Invasive Fungal Disease - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) in serum as a biomarker for the presence of invasive fungal infections....
Orexin-A/Hypocretin-1 for the Diagnosis of Type 1 Narcolepsy [Test in Focus] - Insights
test to perform as well as to interpret. The orexin-A/hypocretin-1 test is a sensitive and specific alternative to the MSLT to diagnose type 1 narcolepsy....